Telford Hornets 5 vs Whitchurch 78
As the season draws to a close this was a must win game for Whitchurch to maintain their ambitions of promotion at the first attempt following relegation last year
Whitchurch 132 vs Tamworth 0
Following last weeks defeat at Shrewsbury Whitchurch were looking at keeping promotion on track. They faced a Tamworth side who had lost heavily to Crewe and Nantwich the week before and suffered again.
Whitchurch 2nds 49 vs Newcastle 7
The second team travelled to Newcastle and recorded another win to leave them unbeaten in the league
Shrewsbury 26 vs Whitchurch 22
On Saturday 21st March, Whitchurch 1s travelled to Shrewsbury for what was to become an exciting local derby with Whitchurch still holding top spot, but Shrewsbury were closing in hard in 3rd place.
Whitchurch 22 vs Old Edwardians 19
Whitchurch kicked off to AOE, who ran straight into the dominant defensive line Whitchurch has developed throughout this season…
Bloxwich 17 vs Whitchurch 2nds 19
The 2s travelled to Bloxwich on Saturday, where they had a tight match. Winning 17 – 19.
Whitchurch 46 vs Spartans 21
On Saturday 28th February, Whitchurch Rugby 1s team travelled to the Midlands to play 3rd in the league Spartans (Midands), in what was billed to be a hard match to ensure Whitchurch retained league leader status.
Whitchurch 39 vs Stourbridge Lions 0
With a few games being postponed with wet pitches Whitchurch had the chance to stretch their lead at the top of the table with a home win against Stourbridge Lions.
Burntwood 18 vs Whitchurch 47
On a cold windy afternoon near the Cannock Chase Whitchurch found themselves going against the strong wind in the first half, but it only took the visitors 3 minutes before Liam Udy used his strength
Whitchurch 2’s 86 vS Linley 0
After entering the national leagues again after a few years break Whitchurch 2’s are proving week in week out that they need a higher league to challenge them. This week it was the turn of Linley to discover this with the home side running in 14 tries unanswered
Whitchurch 74 vs Newcastle (Staffs) 10
Whitchurch were looking to keep their 8 match unbeaten run going against a Newcastle side that where half way looking to avenge the big win in the home tie.
Stafford 17 v Whitchurch 2’s 53
The second team had a big win away on the 4G pitch at Stafford. A big win again as Elliott Horton scored a hat trick of 4 tries putting in a big shift to show he is ready for the first team again
Newport 10 vs Whitchurch 14
This was a game everybody thought would be postponed to the weather but all credit to Newport, they got loads of volunteers with flame shooters to thaw the frozen parts of the pitch out and the January sunshine worked with them to make it playable. The only game to go ahead in this league.
Crewe and Nantwich 14 vs Whitchurch 34
This game marks the half way point in the season and was always going to a big game to see who was top of the table at Christmas.
Whitchurch 75 vs Telford Hornets 10
This was a game the home side were expected to win easily with Telford at the bottom of the league without a win all season but for the first 20 minutes each side cancelled themselves out with no one crossing the line
Whitchurch 45 vs Shrewsbury 12
This was the first time Whitchurch have played Shrewsbury in a competitive fixture since the Shropshire cup days in the 90’s so good to welcome the Shropshire rivals to Edgeley Park.
Aston Old Edwardians 3 vs Whitchurch 34
Whitchurch travelled to Birmingham last Saturday on a wet Saturday afternoon hoping to keep the winning run going…
Whitchurch 2’s 20 v Bloxwich 13
This was the toughest opposition the second team have faced this season and for those that went to watch was a thriller even though low scoring.
Whitchurch 82 vs Spartans 7
After a 2 week break Whitchurch were playing Spartans one place below them in the league and a must win game to keep the promotion challenge on target.